[ha-Safran] Sunday hours to mirror community use
Hello, I am writing a proposal to my library administration to request that the public library branch I manage be allowed to open on Sundays. Our branch is located in the heart of the Orthodox Jewish community in our city. Our branch follows the system-wide standard Mon-Sat open schedule, which is not convenient for our core group of users. (We limit our programming days to Mon-Wed. since many families are doing last minute preparations for the Sabbath on Thursdays and Fridays.) Our Main Library is open Sunday afternoons, yet my families tell me they would much prefer to walk to our neighborhood branch on Sundays. During the proposed Sunday open hours, I would like to offer a storytime as well as browsing/circulation services. To support my proposal, I have news articles about the public library in Brooklyn adding Sunday hours back in 2009. I also have information about a 2005 study from SEFLIN on Jewish use of libraries in Southeast Florida. I am hoping the collective wisdom of this group might point me to other studies or arguments that would help me demonstrate that mirroring our neighborhood lifestyle with convenient hours of access would boost circulation, attendance, and public service to our patrons. If anyone from the group has thoughts to share please send me an email. My address is: j.fal...@sjcpl.org Thank you, Judith Falzon Manager Virginia M Tutt Branch St. Joseph County Public Library 2223 Miami St South Bend, IN 46613 Tel: (574) 329-3556 __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Sunday hours to mirror community use
Judy Falzon wrote: ...request that the public library branch I manage be allowed to open on Sundays. Our branch is located in the heart of the Orthodox Jewish community in our city. To support my proposal, ...I am hoping ...this group might point me to other studies or arguments that would help me demonstrate that mirroring our neighborhood lifestyle with convenient hours of access would The San Bernardino Public Library System (California) has a branch on 25581 Barton Road in Loma Linda (California) which is a 7th Day Adventist town. As you can see from the web page http://www.sbclib.org/LibraryLocations/LomaLindaBranchLibrary.aspx ...the library hours follow the Adventist religious traditions: _Branch Hours_ Monday 11-7 Tuesday 11-7 Wednesday 11-7 Thursday 10-6 *Friday Closed * ** *Saturday Closed* Sunday 9-5 This is because the Adventists of Loma Linda which make up about 99.98% of the population take their religion quite seriously. The Loma Linda Hospital is excellant especially their cafeteria which is 100% vegan. When we were high schoolers with our newly-won driver's licences we used to go out to Loma Linda on Sundays to study in the library, shop at the vegetarian supermarket, and then have a vegeburger in the hospital cafeteria. We used to drive to other places and do other things as well, but we never told our parents about that part. Happy Pésaj! Alba * Alba Toscano Sinagoga La Javurá calle Uruguay 59, pta 13 46007 Valencia (Spain) http://www.lajavura.org __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] Rare book collection bookcase?
Hello everyone, I am researching glass front bookcases for a new rare book collection at our library. The collection includes a talmud set that is quite large, so we need shelves that are adjustable-- the shelves available through Demco are not nearly deep enough for this set unfortunately. Does anybody have experience selecting such a piece? Not sure if bookshelves made for the home may have finishes that can damage old books in the long term? Thanks for your help! Sara Lesley Arnold Library Director Nancy Mae Shaines Memorial Library Temple Israel 200 State St. Portsmouth, NH 03801 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings?trk=prof-edit-edit-public_profile __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
[ha-Safran] Rare Book/Manuscript/RDA Cataloging Workshop-Audio Powerpoints
The audio and PowerPoint presentations for Using RDA in Cataloging Manuscripts and Rare Books with an Emphasis on Judaica Cataloging, the workshop held by AJL's New York Metropolitan Area Chapter on February 24, 2015, are now available and can be accessed on the AJL-NYMA website, http://ajlnyma.org/Events/2014-2015/2015%20Cataloging%20Workshop/. Sara Spiegel, Rita Lifton Workshop Coordinators __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Re: [ha-Safran] Rare book collection bookcase?
We have glass book cases in our library that we use for the reserve collection. They don't work. First the doors are not secure. The doors are easy to remove when locked. The locks are hard to use and eventually they just refused to work. While the shelves adjust, they don't do well for paperbacks or large size (greater than 27 cm) materials. Just my two cents. At 07:11 PM 03/25/2015, you wrote: Hello everyone, I am researching glass front bookcases for a new rare book collection at our library. The collection includes a talmud set that is quite large, so we need shelves that are adjustable-- the shelves available through Demco are not nearly deep enough for this set unfortunately. Does anybody have experience selecting such a piece? Not sure if bookshelves made for the home may have finishes that can damage old books in the long term? Thanks for your help! Sara Lesley Arnold Library Director Nancy Mae Shaines Memorial Library T Daniel Stuhlman Chicago, IL ddstuhlman at earthlink.net Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ Latest entry September 21 Podcast: http://ddstuhlman.podomatic.com __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) == Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
